Blue Bird Film Festival(BBFF) is
an India-based international film festival Competition with a public Screening
Event. This monthly film festival is held in the heart of the City of Joy,
Kolkata. BBFF is committed to discovering and supporting talented writers and
directors with a unique, Innovative style and point of view from all walks of
life. We want to capture the imagination of audiences and contribute to the
vitality of film culture by providing emerging indie filmmakers with the
opportunity to show their latest projects along with other ingenious filmmakers
from all over the world. writers and directors with a unique style and point of
view.
Awards & Prizes
All
entries are promoted through our social media and website with a featured page
with a synopsis, film stills and trailer.For this purpose, we recommend that
projects must be fully entered on FilmFreeway, including film stills,
production pictures, downloadable poster, and trailer or teaser. All projects
officially selected in each season receive Blue Bird Film Festival laurel and a
custom digital certificate. Some of the award-winning films are screened at the
Mentioned Venue, and their crews are invited to attend and participate in a
public Q&A of Blue Bird Film Festival. Finally, the most competitive films
are invited to join our Annual Live Screening Events.
ANNUAL
AWARDS
Based on the highest rates, the pools of monthly BBFF given during the
annual cycle are eligible for nominations for the annual awards. Our judges’
committee can decide to nominate other award-winning or finalists projects. All
annual nominees are screened also at the Rotary Sadan (Venue can be changed by
our authority), during the annual event, which follows the traditional format
of annual festivals. At the annual events, award winners will also receive Blue
Bird Film Festival Awards official trophy. These trophies can be ordered by any
award winner from the monthly rounds. Judges gives scores based on the quality
and creativity of entries on a performance scale and winning entries are
recognized and awarded monthly at four levels.It can be also given by Honorable
Mentions and Outstanding Achievement Awards (special jury mentions).
Some categories or level of awards can have no winners if there are submissions
not meeting the requirements.
Rules & Terms
Please
read these Rules & Terms carefully before you submit your project. By
submitting your project to a competition at the Blue Bird Film Festival, you
expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by these Rules & Terms.
-Submission fee is non-refundable.
-Films that have been publicly broadcast in India and/or films that are
publicly streaming online prior to the 2023 film festival are not eligible.
-More than one entry may be submitted. Each entry must be accompanied by its
own online entry and entry fee.
-Please select the right category while submitting to avoid disqualification.
-Films produced in any language must have legible English subtitles for a
possible screening during the Annual Public Event which will take place in
Kolkata.
-The selection committees’ and juries’ decisions are final.
-The Jury can remove the project from the competition at any time
-All filmmakers under 18 must have a legal guardian submit on their behalf.
Take note that: The BBFF may use images, sounds and excerpts from the films for
promotional purposes in all media including the BBFF website and may present
accepted films at the 2023 BBFF.
Submitting your film to the BBFF is not a guarantee of selection. All the
official selections, nominees and winners will be listed on our website
permanently. Winning projects will receive a trophy, certificate and an
exclusive interview will be published in a renowned media house.
The Official Selection status is no guarantee that your project will be screened
at the festival. It simply means you can use the festival logo on your poster
and our panel has approved your project.